Monday, 1 September 2014Sea levels around Antarctica have been rising a third faster than the global average, a clear sign of high melt water runoff from the continent's icesheet, say scientists.Subjects: climate-change, oceans-and-reefsLocations: antarctica

Monday, 1 April 2013In the coming decades, global warming will cause grass, shrubs and trees to thrive in Arctic soil stripped of ice and permafrost, while sea ice around Antarctica will grow, according to new research published today.Subjects: climate-changeLocations: antarctica, netherlands

Tuesday, 27 November 2012The discovery of bacteria living in cold and salty water deep in an Antarctic lake suggests that microbes could exist in extreme conditions on other worlds, say US researchers.Subjects: planets-and-asteroids, microbiologyLocations: antarctica, united-states

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